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Chirurgia di transgastric nell'addome:
una nuova era della chirurgia?
Giovanni Persico
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Professor Giovanni Persico, born in
Naples on February 25th 1943, graduated with honours
in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Naples
on December 12th 1967. In 1969 he was awarded a Ministerial
Study Grant and went on to specialize in General Surgery,
being awarded summa cum laude in 1972 and then summa
cum laude in Thoracic Surgery in 1974. In 1970 he took
up the post of Assistant Professor of Surgical Anatomy
at the University of Naples. In 1973 he was appointed
Assistant Professor of Surgical Operations to the Chair
of Special Surgical Pathology and Propedeutic Clinics,
II Medical School, University of Naples.In 1975 he became
Assistant Department Head. In 1982 he was appointed
Associate Professor of General Surgery, teaching in
one of the Official Courses of General Surgery and in
several Postgraduate Schools of the II Faculty of Medicine
and Surgery.In 1983 he was one of the teachers of the
Research Doctorate Program in Microsurgery and a member
of its Board of Teachers. He was also editor-in-chief
of the magazine Microsurgery. In 1985 he was appointed
Full Professor of Microsurgery. From 1985 to 1988 Professor
Giovanni Persico was intensively engaged in valuable
teaching work in Oncological Surgery - in blood diseases,
immune systems and neoplastic diseases. He was particularly
active as a teacher in the Postgraduate Schools. Since
the academic year 1987-1988, he has been Professor of
General Surgery in the VI Year of the Degree Course
in Medicine and Surgery. He currently teaches Surgery
of the Digestive System in the First and Second Years
of the Postgraduate School of Surgery of the Digestive
System and Digestive Endoscopy; Surgical Anatomy of
the Arm in the Postgraduate School of the Hand; Surgical
Physiopathology in the Postgraduate School of Special
Surgical Semiological Techniques and Surgical Physiopathology
in the Postgraduate School of Geriatrics. He also teaches
Microsurgery and General Surgery on in-service-courses
for doctors.In July 1987 he was appointed Acting Head
of the Division of General Surgery (former Surgical
Clinics). In 1988 he was appointed Full Professor of
General Surgery and, in January 1990, he became the
Head of VII Division of General Surgery and Microsurgery.
Since 1990 he has been Coordinator of the Assistential
Commission of the Faculty. In 1993 he became a Member
of the Health Delegation of "Policlinico Azienda
Federico II" and Chairman of a number of Commissions
of the Delegation. In 1996 he was appointed Chairman
of the V Division of General Surgery and Geriatrics
(now called Functional Area of General Surgery and Geriatrics)
, affiliate of the Assistential Department of General
Surgery and Geriatrics, Operative and Diagnostic Endoscopy,
of which he has been Director since 2000.
From 1997 to 1999 he was Director of the Institute for
General Surgery and Gastroenterologic Sciences.
From March 1988 to July 2000 he was President of the
Società Napoletana di Chirurgia (Neapolitan Society
of Surgery). From 2000 to 2005 he was Director of the
Postgraduate School in General Surgery of the University
Department of General Surgery, Geriatrics and Advanced
Technologies. He teaches Oncological General Surgery,
Surgery of the Digestive System, Gerontology and Geriatrics
in the Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery and in
the Postgraduate School.Professor Persico is a Member
of the MIUR working group of the National Observatory
on Specialist Medical Training. He is also a Member
of the Regione Campania Commission for continuous medical
training. He is President of the Italian Society of
General Surgery and Geriatrics and a Member of the Italian
Society of Technological and Computer-assisted Surgery
and a Member of the Italian Society of Endocrinology
and the Association "Leonardo di Capua". He
is Consultant to the Publishing Committee of several
medical journals: Microchirurgia e Scienze Chirurgiche,
Italian Review of Medical and Surgical Research, Journal
of Pediatric Surgery, Annali Italiani di Chirurgia.
From June 2001 to December 2003, at the request of the
Rector Magnificus of the University of Naples, he was
Extraordinary Commissioner of the "Azienda Sanitaria
Policlinico Federico II", Faculty of Medicine and
Surgery, University of Naples.
He is Chair of Centro di Eccellenza nell'Innovazione
Tecnologica in Chirurgia " (Centre of Excellence
for Technological Innovation in Surgery). On May 15th
2005 he was elected Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
and Surgery of the University of Naples.
The official appointment with D.R. n. 2708 was signed
by Rector Magnificus, dated December 7th 2005, for the
triennial academic period 2005-2008. Since 2006 he has
been a member of a permanent panel, Campania Region
and the University of Naples Federico II. On January
5th 2007 he was elected Member of the Comitato Scientifico
dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Scientific
Committee of the Higher Institute of Health) by decree
of the Minister of Health
Professor Persico is Member of the Commisione Policlinici
at CRUI (Conference of the Rectors of the Italian Universities).
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